HAURAKI PLAINS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10351, 26 April 1911, Page 2

HAURAKI PLAINS.

—^ — MEETING OF SETTLERS. DISTRICT CIO'MMHTTME ELECTED 1. A FKO-GRESSIW. MOVEIMEKT. (From Our Own Clorre-spoindent.) O'RiC'BARD (Piaiko), April 21. ' xV general moeiting, of settlei's of ' the Hauraiki Plains called for 23rd was, in spite of the ikul weather and worse roads, well attended,, and great : inteitest Was shown in the iteniy set down for discussion, eta namely, (1) Electing a committee represieutativ'e of the district fHiauraiki Plains); (2) Ways and means of initiating 1 the dairying industry in the district; (3) To decide; the issuei—'home separation and sikiiinniiiigr stations, resulted in Mfessrs Abbott, Dalgetty, sienr., Paul, H. Pratt, Lindsay, .Sbott, and 1 Harris being! elected meimfoiers of the j doinmittee, with power to meet the 3 director's of the Thaiiiesi Valley D'aiiy - Clompany in cionneotion with the disr posal of cream. [•■ It was proposed) aaid carried unaui--1 mousl) I",' "That homa separation be i the principle adoipiticd." i A guarantee of 100 cows was fovth- • coniinpl: from those present at the r meeting, and with other returns to s dome in. It is cffrnfidiently expected - that about 300 coiwa will form the nucleus of an industry 'n a district j, capable of enormioute e^xpiansiion in the netu' future.